Hi there new brother or sister, Welcome!!! to the land of freedom, hope and progress. I know you are here with some goal, and whatever that is, am sure that you'll gonna reach it. Here is something that maybe can help you in your new adventure or perhaps you would prefer to call it your new journey,but in any case, keep working hard cause you can do whatever you decide to do.
1.- First at all don't be afraid, everything is new, so you must look around and be exited. We like challenges, right?. That's why we're here.
2.- Say hi to everybody that smiles to you, and smiled back, Americans like friendly people.
3.- Stay out of trouble; is not fun at all and I don't think is convenient for you and your dreams.
4.- Find a girlfriend or boyfriend or even get married, because that will take care of many of your problems! (I am talking about problems in the neighborhood, but with your wife or husband am not so sure).
5.- You need to buy a car, cellphone, pet, some bed, blankets, deodorant, tooth brush, tooth paste and get a pedicure, manicure or hair cut.
6.- Get a library card, you'll be increasing your knowledge and everybody will like you. But don't became a nerd I think girls don't like that to much.
7.- Respect each one that you find in your path; it is better if you have more friends than enemies.
8.- Get into a school it is never late to learn. It is a good idea to you, start with some English class. I know a good teacher she will be glad to help you to learn English her name is Liz in RTC.
9.- Buy a house with a big kitchen, you can be my friend and invite me some day for a dinner; I love food and it will be my pleasure be your guest!.
10.- Last but no least: "Enjoy life" but never forget why you here.
Well here is my humble advice and I hope that you find whatever you looking for. See you later.
PT: If this don't work; I didn't wrote anything, my teacher edited!. So, don't blame on me.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
W4L: A serious post, same title
Today after I heard some of the assignments that my classmates wrote, I figure out that all of us in one way or another sometime in our long haul in this life, had received help from a stranger.
All the writing was wonderful and inspirational, some of them make me feel the sadness and pain but after all, I found out that somewhere out there is gonna help you.
No matter what race they came from, somebody will be glad to give you a hand. In my experience with other race that is not an immigrant, I was so lucky o blessed to found really good Americans (or white people, however would you like to call them).
Once upon a time when the skies were blue and the sunshine was as its best, I was driving my car and... Wait; it was the other way around: It was in the middle of the night and I was riding a bike. I got out of work in a restaurant after midnight, I was hitting towards the apartment where I used to leave in California, I remember the time was close to 1 am, it was a 45 minutes ride in bike; suddenly a police car passed by going on the other side of the road seconds later he just turned around and pull me over the rode, I stopped my bike, got close to the sidewalk and start waiting for the police officer. He came and he started talking to me in English, asking for so many things, what did he said I don't really know cause I was totally afraid. Minutes later he smiled, I guess he realized that i didn't understand and he told me in Spanish "I know you don't understand, don't worry you are not in trouble, and I know that you are here cause you need too, not cause you want it, so just take care, ride your bike on the side walk and wear a helmet please. And don't worry no one else is gonna stop you", he left and I keep my 30 minutes travel to my house, 2 polices cars pass by they saw me and they just disappear. I think it was something whit that the other police officer told me. Well i made it to my house but I never forget that night.
Another time was here in Seattle 2 years ago. It was a hard times cause the economy problems begun, I was running with out job, and i was awakening up at 5 to walk to a bus station catch the bus and made it to some place where contractors pick people to work, that day i got to that place at 6 am it was dark and cold, but I was the only one no body came to that place a that time so i was waiting for a couple hours till 8 and it was full the unemployment people. When I was ready to leave one guy (American) came by and ask me if I want to work, I said yes, and he told me "Am gonna give you some work cause I saw you early this morning, and I know that you need it". I was working for that guy for one and a half years. He couldn't keep me busy cause all the construction was bad, but thanks to that I was paying my bills.
One or two ~ Every once in a while, we are sure to find somebody out there that would be glad to help a brother.
All the writing was wonderful and inspirational, some of them make me feel the sadness and pain but after all, I found out that somewhere out there is gonna help you.
No matter what race they came from, somebody will be glad to give you a hand. In my experience with other race that is not an immigrant, I was so lucky o blessed to found really good Americans (or white people, however would you like to call them).
Once upon a time when the skies were blue and the sunshine was as its best, I was driving my car and... Wait; it was the other way around: It was in the middle of the night and I was riding a bike. I got out of work in a restaurant after midnight, I was hitting towards the apartment where I used to leave in California, I remember the time was close to 1 am, it was a 45 minutes ride in bike; suddenly a police car passed by going on the other side of the road seconds later he just turned around and pull me over the rode, I stopped my bike, got close to the sidewalk and start waiting for the police officer. He came and he started talking to me in English, asking for so many things, what did he said I don't really know cause I was totally afraid. Minutes later he smiled, I guess he realized that i didn't understand and he told me in Spanish "I know you don't understand, don't worry you are not in trouble, and I know that you are here cause you need too, not cause you want it, so just take care, ride your bike on the side walk and wear a helmet please. And don't worry no one else is gonna stop you", he left and I keep my 30 minutes travel to my house, 2 polices cars pass by they saw me and they just disappear. I think it was something whit that the other police officer told me. Well i made it to my house but I never forget that night.
Another time was here in Seattle 2 years ago. It was a hard times cause the economy problems begun, I was running with out job, and i was awakening up at 5 to walk to a bus station catch the bus and made it to some place where contractors pick people to work, that day i got to that place at 6 am it was dark and cold, but I was the only one no body came to that place a that time so i was waiting for a couple hours till 8 and it was full the unemployment people. When I was ready to leave one guy (American) came by and ask me if I want to work, I said yes, and he told me "Am gonna give you some work cause I saw you early this morning, and I know that you need it". I was working for that guy for one and a half years. He couldn't keep me busy cause all the construction was bad, but thanks to that I was paying my bills.
One or two ~ Every once in a while, we are sure to find somebody out there that would be glad to help a brother.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
W4L: Inmigrants help each other
It seems like over time we tend to forget the first commandment in the immigrant book that said: "Help each other out". Even when is a close friend or relative, is hard for us to do it, now in this assignment we gonna show, that someone out there gave us a hand -sometimes without fingers- but still a hand non the less.
It was my first week working in this country, at after a week of work without getting paid some guy saw me and start making a conversation to me; I told him my sad story about my week of working for one guy doing landscaping and he hadn't paid me. He sat next to me and ask me about that guy and it turned out that he knew who that guy was.He said that is not the first time that had happened. He gave me 30 dollars and he said: "That's for your week and good luck." Thanks to that I ate jacobo en la caja (jack in the box).
After 2 years I moved out to Seattle WA, and without a place to live my only choice was one church. Yes, it was on Sunday and I just got inside a guy that after I figured out that he was the preacher, he talked to me about all the good things, I left that day but before that, the guy told me, that I can go back whenever I want. After another week I went to the same place just to see if they remember who I am, they did and well with a little more confidence I asked for a place to live, seconds later he offered to me his house, thanks to him and his family I got a place where to live till these days and I don't know, how many days more.
It was my first week working in this country, at after a week of work without getting paid some guy saw me and start making a conversation to me; I told him my sad story about my week of working for one guy doing landscaping and he hadn't paid me. He sat next to me and ask me about that guy and it turned out that he knew who that guy was.He said that is not the first time that had happened. He gave me 30 dollars and he said: "That's for your week and good luck." Thanks to that I ate jacobo en la caja (jack in the box).
After 2 years I moved out to Seattle WA, and without a place to live my only choice was one church. Yes, it was on Sunday and I just got inside a guy that after I figured out that he was the preacher, he talked to me about all the good things, I left that day but before that, the guy told me, that I can go back whenever I want. After another week I went to the same place just to see if they remember who I am, they did and well with a little more confidence I asked for a place to live, seconds later he offered to me his house, thanks to him and his family I got a place where to live till these days and I don't know, how many days more.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Writing everyday... what?. Am back! :)
Good morning life, good morning classmates, good morning hommies, good morning teacher Liz, good morning Jhon (husband of our teacher), good morning Obama. After all this time am here, to keep improving my english, so I hope got better and better and well wish me luck!
Please let me introduce myself, to those that don't know me.My name is ..... cleofas wendolin nam aiko in short version Core Cain so see you later.
Please let me introduce myself, to those that don't know me.My name is ..... cleofas wendolin nam aiko in short version Core Cain so see you later.
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